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HomeMy WebLinkAbout100820 Agenda Packet LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING AGENDA October 8, 2020| 2:30 p.m. | Online ****The State of Emergency declared by Governor Inslee temporarily prohibits in-person contacts with the public required by the Open Public Meetings Act and the Public Records Act. The May 29, 2020 Public Health Order by Jefferson County Health Officer Thomas Locke also states no in-person meetings are allowed. Council will be participating by teleconference**** Submit public comment emails to be read aloud (up to three minutes per person) to: publiccomment@cityofpt.us or join in person via computer or tablet at http://joinwebinar.com enter the 9 digit Webinar ID 225-540-899 or listen by phone only (listening mode only) United States: +1 (415) 655-0060 access code: 448-180-272# Local Dial In – (360) 390-5064 access code: 448-180-272# I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Introductions IV. Approval of Agenda V. Approval of Minutes VI. Old Business a. none VII. New Business a. Library Strategic Planning Process Update with Brian Murphy and Jescelle Majors of BERK Consulting Inc. b. Library Operations during COVID-19 i. 2020 Community Read Plans ii. Curbside iii. Virtual Services c. Discussion regarding meeting days and times d. Engage PT and Chalk Art on 10-10 at 10am at the Farmers Market VIII. Next Scheduled Meeting – December 10, 2020 | 2:30 p.m. ONLINE a. Agenda items IX. Public Comment X. Adjourn LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD MEETING NOTES Regular Meeting DATE: March 12, 2020 START TIME: 2:30 p.m. LOCATION: Pink House MEMBERS PRESENT: Sidonie Wilson (Chair), Robert Gray, Jacqueline Mention, Savannah Hensel, and Owen Rowe, (City Council Liaison) MEMBERS ABSENT (Excused): Ann Raymond STAFF PRESENT: Library Director Melody Sky Eisler, City Clerk Joanna Sanders AGENDA ITEM ACTION Approval of Minutes: Minutes of December 12, 2019 were approved unanimously. Continuing Board Education: Sidonie distributed the Aspen Institute worksheet titled The Library as Place. Comments and additions touched on: the importance of public space, welcoming gathering spaces for all community members, the importance of access to materials and technology, 3rd space concepts, libraries as hubs and builders of social infrastructure. Old Business: a. Library Strategic Plan: survey was discussed and finalized to be posted online and in print at the Library. b. Recruitment. Happy to host a full board again. Ellie Mathews and Savannah Hensel were given a warm welcome. New Business: a) Special Guest City Manager John Mauro: was welcomed by the board and discussed the importance of public libraries and social infrastructure. b) Library Director Report: Melody Eisler provided an update on COVID-19 and its potential impact on library services and the Community Read. c) Program Update Salish Coast Elementary School Collaboration- Melody recognized Hilary Verheggen’s incredible work with expanding access to library services beyond Uptown and that many kids and families attending Salish After Hours do not visit or frequent the Carnegie. d) Friends of the Library and Library Foundation Updates- Library Giving Day on April 23, 2020 was mentioned. e) Book discussion: Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life by Dr. Eric Klinenberg Public Comment: none Next Scheduled Meeting agenda ideas: Special guests (City Manager John Mauro, Navigator Project Judd Haynes), book discussion of Palaces for People, Strategic Plan Update, Aspen Practices, Recruitment, and Library Director update of activities, including collaboration with Salish school. Adjourn: The meeting was adjourned at 4:00 p.m. The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 12, 2020 at 2:30p.m. Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report March Monthly Programs Month in Review The following letter sent by Library Director Melody Sky Eisler best sums up March 2020. As COVID-19 brought about closures and cancelations and a postponement of the Community Read. Mar 12, 2020 Dear Library Patrons, With heavy hearts, we announce the Port Townsend Public Library’s Community Read events will be rescheduled for Fall 2020. We are rescheduling in the best interest of public health and the safety and wellbeing of our library staff, volunteers, authors, and community. We carefully made this decision through the guidance and recommendations of the State and local health departments. We are so thankful to author John Larison’s flexibility. The good news is that this gives our community more time to read Whiskey When We Are Dry as all the copies flew off the shelf. During this time, we could all use good stories and Larison has woven an elaborate Western. In the meantime, please do visit Northwind Arts Center this month to see the Community Read art exhibit “Just Passing Through” https://northwindarts.org/event/just-passing-through/ Also, our Friends of the Library are canceling their March 21st Book Sale and look forward to a wonderful Book Sale in June. Please consider supporting them online as their sales fund the majority of our Library programs https://www.friendsofptlibrary.org/ As a gathering place for our community, we are monitoring the ongoing coronavirus situation and the updates from public health officials closely. The health and safety of all patrons, staff, volunteers, and community is of the utmost importance. The City is following multiple sources of up-to-date health information, including the Centers for Disease Control, Washington State Department of Health, and Jefferson County Public Health. We are also working closely with the Jefferson County Library, public libraries across the state, and the Washington State Library. City of Port Townsend’s COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Update Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 information Jefferson Public Health COVID-19 information The City and its Library are following the guidance of public health officials and staying open for our regular business hours. During a time of worry and stress, the City Library hopes to be a place of respite, solace, and safe connections for the community. The City and all its departments to have a tiered plan in place to address the rapidly changing environment of the COVID-19 virus. How the Library is adapting during the COVID-19 outbreak: Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report • The Community Read events will be rescheduled for Fall 2020. Select future events will be rescheduled or cancelled on a case-by-case basis. We will also keep our website’s calendar up to date with any cancellations, postponements, or other changes. We are currently providing youth services programming. • The City’s Facilities Team is extra diligent with cleaning and sanitizing the Library. • The Library has hand sanitizer stations and signage throughout the Library on the importance of proper and regular handwashing. • All manipulatables and toys in the Children’s section have been put away. • The magazine exchange has been temporarily removed. • Our Books on Wheels Services will be suspended through the end of March and reevaluated for April. • City Leadership is in contact daily to assess the situation, as it is changing rapidly. • We are encouraging staff who do not feel well to stay home and get well. • We do hope if patrons are planning to come to the Library or attend a Library program but are ill, that they please stay home and get well. The Library also provides 24/7 access to books and movies from our website from the comfort and safety of one’s homehttps://ptpubliclibrary.org/library/page/databases because we know in times like this everyone could use a great story. Sending you all well wishes, Melody Sky Eisler | Library Director City of Port Townsend | http://ptpubliclibrary.org/ | meisler@cityofpt.us 1220 Lawrence St, Port Townsend, WA 98368 P:(360) 344-3054 ------------------------------------------- Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report Here was the schedule of amazing programs for the Community Read 2020. Programs Rescheduled - Community Read Programs rescheduled for November, 2020. This including the author talk with John Larison and some additional programs. See schedules below. 2020 Community Read Whiskey When We're Dry by John Larison The City of Port Townsend has proclaimed March as the official "Reading Month." Community Read is designed to promote closer ties among community members through the shared experience of reading, sharing and discussing the same book and ideas related to topics raised by the book. • A limited number of free copies of the book will be available at the Port Townsend Public Library on a first-come first-served basis. Additional copies will be available at the Library on two-week loans, or you may purchase a copy at Imprint Bookstore. • Read the book, then pass it on to others. • Prepare for a discussion about the book with your own book group or join in the groups listed below. A brochure with discussion issues and questions is available at the Library. • Attend the many related events in the community during the month of March. About the Book “A thunderclap of originality, here is a fresh voice and fresh take on one of the oldest stories we tell about ourselves as Americans and Westerners. It’s riveting in all the right ways – a damn good read Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report that stayed with me long after closing the covers.” — Timothy Egan, New York Times bestselling author of The Worst Hard Time In the spring of 1885, finding herself alone, seventeen-year-old Jessilyn Harney sets out to find her runaway brother, Noah. But it’s dangerous to be a young woman travelling in the West. Without options, she cuts off her hair, binds her chest, saddles her beloved mare, Ingrid, and sets off across the mountains. Written in Larison’s lush prose that brings the wild landscape to life, Whiskey When We’re Dry is a brutal, heartbreaking tale of bravery, loss, and identity in the American West. Growing up, Jessilyn learned sharpshooting from her father. Now known as Jesse, her skills catch the eye of the territory’s violent, capricious Governor, who offers her employment. But Noah is now an outlaw, and the very men Jesse travels with are trying to hunt him down. The journey is long, bitter, and violent, and Jess finds herself committing acts that take her further and further away from the girl she once was. Told in Jess’s unforgettable voice, Whiskey When We’re Dry is an epic as expansive as America itself— and weaves together the complex web of stories and characters that contributed to its formation. Author Profile John Larison was born in Oregon in 1979, and worked as a fly-fishing guide and high school English teacher before turning full-time to writing. His most recent novel, Whiskey When We’re Dry, was a Los Angeles Times Bestseller, an Indie Next Pick, and a finalist for the Ken Kesey Award. It was named a Best Book by O Magazine, Goodreads, Entertainment Weekly, Outside Magazine, Powell’s, NPR’s All Things Considered, and others, and is currently being developed for a feature film. He lives with his family near Bellfountain, Oregon. Visit him online here. Special Events (All Events Free!) Opening Reception – Hoedown in the Carnegie March 5th (Thursday) Carnegie Reading Room 6:00–7:30 pm Kick off this year’s Community Read with live music by Eagle Mountain String Band and readings by special guests. Chili and cornbread provided by Kris Nelson’s family of restaurants. Northwind Arts Center Juried Exhibit Opening – “Just Passing Through” March 7th Reception (Saturday) Northwind Arts Center 5:30–8:00 pm “Just Passing Through” exhibit runs from March 5 to March 29. Northwind Arts Center – PT Shorts March 7th (Saturday) William James Bookstore 7:30 pm Reader’s Theater– Dramatic reading of excerpts from Whiskey When We’re Dry by performers from Key City Public Theatre. Rescheduled - Author Glynda Peterson Schaad TBD Carnegie Reading Room 7:00 pm Join Glynda Peterson Schaad for a talk about her book, High Divide: Minnie Peterson’s Olympic Mountain Adventures (The Early Years 1915–1962). CANCELED - True Grit – Movie Screening March 13th (Friday) Carnegie Reading Room 6:00 pm Free film – 2010 Coen brothers production adapted from the 1968 novel by Charles Portis. Rescheduled - Author Christine Hemp TBD Carnegie Reading Room 7:00 pm Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report Christine will talk about her new book, Wild Ride Home: Love, Loss, and a Little White Horse, a Family Memoir, about the relationship and language between people and horses. CANCELED - Archery Demonstration and Instruction with Wapiti Bowmen March 21st (Saturday) Jefferson County Fairgrounds 2:00 pm Rescheduled - Meet the Author: John Larison November 12th (Thursday) Northwest Maritime Center 6:30–8:00 pm Join John as he discusses his book, to be followed by an “In Conversation” talk with local author, Adrianne Harun. A book signing will follow. Imprint Books will have books for sale at the event. Rescheduled - Discussion Groups MARCH 4 Book Lovers’ Café 2:00 pm (Monday) Library Learning Center (Pink House) TBD Community Book Discussion at 6:00 pm (Tuesday) Keg & I, 1291 Chimacum Road TBD Community Book Discussion at 2:00 pm (Wednesday) The Old Whiskey Mill, 1038 Water Street TBD Community Book Discussion at 1:00 pm (Tuesday) Velocity Coffee, 431 Water Street Thank you to all of our sponsors: Friends of the Port Townsend Library, The Port Townsend Public Library Foundation, Imprint Books, Northwest Maritime Center, Port Townsend School District, Port Townsend Jefferson County Leader, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Peninsula Daily News, Northwind Arts Center, Key City Public Theatre, KPTZ 91.9 FM, The Keg & I, Velocity Coffee, Kris Nelson’s Family of Restaurants: Sirens Pub, Alchemy Bistro, The Old Whiskey Mill. Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name Date Presenter Audience # Sponsor/Cost Book Lovers Cafe 1st Monday Melody Adults 15 $150 for book club kit Fiber Arts Night 1st Tuesday Kathi and Joan Adults 13 $0 Changeling 2nd Tuesday Bob Adults 9 $0 Babytime Wednesdays Hilary 0-2 yr 8 Toddler Time Thursdays Chloe 3-5 36 Preschool ST Tuesdays Hilary 5 and up 35 Sing-a-Ling 2nd Thursday Keeth Apgar Kids 50 FOTL $75 Salish After Hours Wednesdays 87 Blue Heron L@YL Canceled due to Covid-19 - - - - PTHS L@YL Canceled due to Covid-19 - - - - Special Events Program Name: Community Read Book Discussion Date: March 10 Presenter: Keith and Hilary Intended Age: Adults Attendance 4 Location: Kegg and I Sponsored By: Friends Description: A book discussion for Whiskey When We’re Dry Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report Comments: A small turn out most likely due to the growing concerns over COVID-19. The Library ended up closing the Friday of that week. Port Townsend Public Library March 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Community Read Kick Off Hoedown Date: March 5, 2020 Presenter: Variety- see below Intended Age: All Ages Attendance 55 Location: Carnegie Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Kick off the 2020 Community Read with live music by the Eagle Mountain String Band and readings by Erwin Dence and Bill Dewey. Chili and cornbread provided by Kris Nelson and her family of restaurants. Erwin's writing and art can be found on his website, realsurfers. He was a long-time columnist for the PT Leader with his beloved column So, Anyway... He is currently at work on his novel Swamis. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report April Monthly Programs Month in Review April was a month of rapid adaption and innovation as the PT librarians rapidly shifted how services were delivered in the midst of the building being closed due to COVID- 19. In April the Library shifted programs to be offered online from storytimes, crafting session, tech help, virtual hosting of book clubs, and author talks. Digital services were heavily promoted and added to such as adding an option to sign up for a library card online and adding a three-month free trial of Flipster a digital magazine service. Staff began working at home and the librarians ran the Library from home answering reference questions via phone and email Mondays-Fridays from 10am-5pm. The City took proactive measures given financial forecasts and furloughed all City part-time including all the part-time Library staff. That meant that Melody, Keith and Hilary provided virtual Library services from April to mid-June. With book returns suspend the Department of Emergency Management asked the CLEO Libraries to utilize the closed book drops as community mask donations. So, the Food Co-op book drop and the Friends donation drop became part of the mask program. It has been a successful program for the community. Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name Date Presenter Audience # Sponsor/ Cost Book Lovers Café: The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote by Elaine Weiss 1st Monday via conference call Melody adults 10 $150 book club kit Changeling Canceled - - - - Online Family ST Tuesdays Hilary 0-6 yr. Sing-a-Ling 2nd Thursdays Keeth Apgar 0-6 PAID to support local artist $75 FOTL Online Bedtime Stories Mondays Hilary & Local Author All Ages $25 FOTL Online Create Cafe Thursdays Hilary 6-12 Various Special Events Program Name: Virtual happy Hour for Volunteers Date: April 3 Presenter: Melody Intended Age: Adults Attendance 4 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Library Description: All Library volunteers were invited to a virtual happy hour to stay connected during the stay at home order. Volunteers were sent webinars on library intellectual freedom as a conversation topic. Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report Comments: Program Name: Author Talk with Erica Bauermeister Date: April 23rd Presenter: Melody interviewing Erica Bauermeister Intended Age: Adults Attendance 20 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Library Description: Erica will be talking about her new book, House Lessons via Zoom. About House Lessons: In this mesmerizing memoir-in-essays, Erica Bauermeister renovates a trash-filled house in eccentric Port Townsend, Washington, and in the process takes readers on a journey to discover the ways our spaces subliminally affect us. A personal, accessible, and literary exploration of the psychology of architecture, as well as a loving tribute to the connections we forge with the homes we care for and live in, this book is designed for anyone who’s ever fallen head over heels for a house. It is also a Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report story of a marriage, of family, and of the kind of roots that settle deep into your heart. Discover what happens when a house has its own lessons to teach in this moving and insightful memoir that ultimately shows us how to make our own homes (and lives) better. Comm ents: Program Name: Tech Thursdays with Keith Date: Every Thursday in April Presenter: Keith Intended Age: Adults Attendance 4 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Library Description: Librarian, Keith Darrock will talk about online library resources you can use from home. A different resource will be featured weekly. People can also drop-in and ask tech-questions about library services. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Online Family Storytime Date: Tuesday April 14, 21, 28 Presenter: Hilary Intended Age: 0-6 and caregivers Attendance 33 Location: Online Sponsored By: Description: Online stories, songs, rhymes, and flannel boards. Reading books with permission from publishers and authors, and also platforms such as Kanopy, TumbleBooks, and Storyline Online. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Create Cafe Date: April 23, 30 Presenter: Hilary (23rd) Faith Pray (30th) Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance 1 (23rd) 16 (30th) Location: Online Sponsored By: FOTL $50 Description : Hilary and 1 attendee made art out of flowers and leaves. Faith Pray led a group on the 30th to create their own stories, by putting strips of papers with characters, locations, and plots in a jar. Kids could choose a few strips of paper and create their own story from those ideas. Comments : Port Townsend Public Library April 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Bedtime Stories w/Local Authors Date: April 20, 27 Presenter: Patrick Jennings, Mike Galligan Intended Age: All Ages Attendance 12, 18 Location: Online Sponsored By: FOTL $25 dollars each Description: Local Authors read their own books to all ages of attendees. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Month in Review June was an exciting month for the Library. The Governor’s Office issued Phase 2 Guidance for Public Libraries allowing libraries to begin taking back materials and offering curbside pickup of holds. Working closely with the Jefferson County Library, our CLEO partner, both libraries reopened their book drops on June 15th to start welcoming back the 24,000 items checked out county wide. Then on June 23 the libraries started offering curbside pickup of holds. The first day at PTPL was excitingly busy as we helped 110 patrons check out 365 items from 12pm-3pm. The patrons have been so thankful for the services. Patrons sent thank you flowers and cards. Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Staff preparing 100s of holds for patrons on the first day of Curbside Pickup. Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report June Monthly Programs Program Name Date Presenter Audience # Sponsor/ Cost Book Lovers Café “The Scent Keeper” by Erica Bauermeister 1st Mondays Melody and special guest Erica Bauermeister Adults 10 Erica Bauermeister donated the book club kit Changeling Fridays Bob D Adults 10 Library Online Family ST Tuesdays Hilary 0-6 yr. 7 Online Bedtime Stories Monday June 5 Hilary & Local Author All Ages 8 $25 FOTL Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Special Events Program Name: Book Lovers’ Café with special Guest Erica Bauermeister Book: The Scent Keeper Date: June 1 Presenter: Melody and Erica Bauermeister Intended Age: Adults Attendance 10 Location: Online Sponsored By: Erica Bauermeister donated the book club kit Description: : Melody hosted Book Lovers’ Café via Zoom and was joined by special guest Erica Bauermeister to discuss her newest novel The Scent Keeper. Book club with Erica pictured below. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: The Poetic Apothecary: Poems for Healing and Comfort Date: June 25 Presenter: Judith Adams Intended Age: Adults Attendance 11 Location: Online Sponsored By: Humanities Washington Description:: Just as a cup of tea can settle and soothe us, the right poem at the right time can be a powerful sustaining remedy. Poet and performer Judith Adams explores poetry’s restorative powers by reciting and exploring poems that help us understand grief, fear, sadness, loss, and much more. By sharing her love of poetry, Adams encourages audiences to share poems that have deeply touched their lives and discusses how writing poetry can be a potent medicine for us all. Judith Adams is an English-born poet living on Whidbey Island, Washington State. Judith has published four books of poetry and recorded several CDs of her work. She has two children’s books published by Wynstones Press in England. Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Comments: Program Name: Online Family Storytime Date: Tuesdays Presenter: Hilary Intended Age: 0-6 and caregivers Attendance 7 Location: Online Sponsored By: Description: Online stories, songs, rhymes, and flannel boards. Reading books with permission from publishers and authors, and also platforms such as Kanopy, TumbleBooks, and Storyline Online. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Share Your Story Date: Fridays During Summer Reading Presenter: Hilary V. Chloe V. Scott B Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance 4 Location: Online Sponsored By: Description: Share your summer reading progress, and what missions and activities you completed. A weekly Checkin Comments: Program Name: Book Dummies w/ Faith Pray Date: June 29, 2020 Presenter: Faith Pray Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance 15 Location: Online Sponsored By: FOTL $85 Description: Faith Pray led kids in how to create their own first stage of books. With just paper, scissors, tape, and recycled items. Comments: Program Name: Bedtime Stories w/Local Authors Date: June 1 Presenter: Toni Yuly Intended Age: All Ages Attendance: 8 Location: Online Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Sponsored By: FOTL $25 dollars each Description: Local Authors read their own books to all ages of attendees. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library June 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Battle Snakes Date: Wednesdays during Summer Reading Presenter: Gage Pacifera and Volunteers Intended Age: 11-18 Attendance 3 Location: Online Sponsored By: Volunteers Description: Teens will learn to code Battle Snakes where the objective is to program special adaptations for your snake. Meet weekly to test and develop your snake for a final tournament. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Month in Review The Library’s Curbside has been well received and incredibly busy! Here is what the Library accomplished in the first six weeks of Curbside: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Monthly Programs Program Name Date Presenter Audience # Sponsor/ Cost Poetry Group Third Friday Hilary Adult 3 Book Lovers Café MAID: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land July 6 Melody Adult 11 Friends $150 for book club kit Changeling 2 Fridays Bob D Adult 10 Family ST Tuesdays Hilary 3-5 yr. 14 Special Events Program Name: Anti-Racist Books with Imprint Bookstore Date: July 16, 2020 Presenter: Samantha Ladwig & Melody E Intended Age: Adults Attendance: 4 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Join Library Director Melody Sky Eisler in conversation with bookstore owner and writer Samantha Ladwig for a discussion on recommended reads for anti-racist fiction and nonfiction books that we hope will educate and empower your summer reading. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Share Your Story Date: Fridays throughout Summer Reading Presenter: Scott, Chloe, and Hilary Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 6 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Description: Drop in to let us know what you’ve been working on this week. Share some challenges you’ve completed, what you’re reading, or just chat with your librarians. Check our weekly themes if you’re looking for some challenges! Comments: Program Name: Read to Rover Date: Thursdays in July Presenter: Scott, Chloe, and Hilary Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 6 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: R2R Description: Dogs are wonderful listeners! Kids ages 5-11 are invited to bring their favorite book or choose one from our digital library, then build reading skills and confidence by reading aloud to a certified therapy dog. Space is limited, so register on our webpage or by phone for a 15-minutes session. Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Comments: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Fairy Gardens and Gnome Homes Date: July 6, 2020 Presenter: Scott B., Hilary V., Chloe V. Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 2 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Description: Learn stories and traditions of our folktale friends, then use found materials and build earthwork homes and gardens in your yard. Can you find any in your neighborhood? Comments: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Cartooning w/ Dana Sullivan Date: July 13, 14, 2020 Presenter: Dana Sullivan Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 8 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: JCL Description: Imagine your story with local author and Illustrator Dana Sullivan. Get an insight into the world of cartooning and bring your ideas alive through art with this guided workshop. Be ready with your drawing supplies, pencil and paper are all you need! Comments: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Marine Science Center Date: July 23, 2020 Presenter: Marine Science Center, Hilary V. Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 2 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: MSC/FOTL $100 donation Description: Marine Science Center Presents: One Day at the Sea! Get ready to meet some of the wacky and intriguing critters of our nearshore environment, then help tell their story! (Imagination required; accuracy not necessary.) Comments: Port Townsend Public Library July 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Seed Bombs and Bean Jars Date: July 27, 2020 Presenter: Chloe V. & Hilary V. Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 2 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: FOTL Description: Create your own Seed Bombs to plant at home and make a simple bean jar (or bag) to observe the science behind what happens to seeds underground. Comments: Program Name: BattleSnakes Date: Wednesdays throughout SRP Presenter: Gage Pacifera and Volunteers Intended Age: Ages 11-18 Attendance: 12 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Gage Pacifera and Volunteers Description: Are you hungry? Battle Snakes are! Teens will learn to code Battle Snakes where the objective is to program special adaptations for your snake. Meet weekly to test and develop your snake for a final tournament. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library August 2020 Monthly Program Report Summer Reading 2020 Amidst many shifts due to COVID-19,Hilary Verheggen and Scott Bahlmann from Jefferson County Library planned an entirely virtual summer reading program with the theme of “Imagine Your Story.” This year our partnership with the County Library was even more important as we worked to provide quality programming with limited staffing. The libraries shared in the cost for a prize t-shirt design by commissioning local artist Faith Pray. We also shared the cost of the READSquared online Summer Reading Platform. This allowed patrons of both libraries to seamlessly log hours and earn prizes. Kids, teens, and adults who logged reading were eligible to win prizes to local bookstores and the Food Co-op. Kids and Teens got a beautiful shirt designed when they read 50 hours. Adults earned a shirt for reading 100 hours. This summer the library offered several children’s and teen programs, as well as all ages programs for the whole family. Although Summer Reading 2020 did not see the same community engagement that it has in previous years, it was a testament as to how we could shift goals during unprecedented times and scenarios. We could not have done it without the generous support and work of the Friends of the Library! THANK YOU! Sign-ups for summer reading Kids 34 Teens 12 Adults 73 Of the sign-ups participants who read at least 10 hour Kids 22 Teens 9 Adults 49 Hours Read by Age Kids 1196 Teens 473 Adults 3902 Total hours read 5571 Hours Read 119 t-shirts awarded to all ages! Port Townsend Public Library August 2020 Monthly Program Report Monthly Programs Program Name Date Presenter Audience # Sponsor/ Cost Book Lovers Café Circe by Madeline Miller August 3 Melody Adult 11 Friend- $150+ for the bookclub kit (from a donation in honor of a patron) Changeling August 11 & 25 Bob D Adult 10 Family ST Tuesdays Hilary 3-5 yr. 2 Special Events Program Name: The Art and Writing of Erwin Dence Date: 8/20/20 Presenter: Erwin, Keith Intended Age: Adults Attendance 20 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Description: Erwin's writing and art can be found on his website, realsurfers. He was a long-time columnist for the PT Leader with his beloved column So, Anyway... He is currently at work on his novel Swamis. Comments: Port Townsend Public Library August 2020 Monthly Program Report Program Name: Share Your Story Date: Fridays throughout Summer Reading Presenter: Scott, Chloe, and Hilary Intended Age: 6-12 Attendance: 3 Location: Zoom Sponsored By: Description: Drop in to let us know what you’ve been working on this week. Share some challenges you’ve completed, what you’re reading, or just chat with your librarians. Check our weekly themes if you’re looking for some challenges! Comments: